The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says it was a ...

Being methodical usually involves creating a process that you trust will eventually lead to an acceptable result, and then ...

A 150-year-old geometry rule has been overturned after mathematicians found two different torus surfaces with identical ...

The fairytale of Bodo/Glimt is over, but they have left an unforgettable mark on the 2025-26 Champions League season. The Norwegian side was one of the biggest surprises of the season, winning ...

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Speaking about her own outlook, Ananya said, “I’m very ambitious, but not ambitious at the cost of wanting to pull someone else down. I know exactly what I want to do. I admire how Deepika Padukone ...

The verdict, it seems, is in: artificial intelligence is not about to replace mathematicians. That is the immediate takeaway from the “First Proof” challenge—perhaps the most robust test yet of the ...

Major powers must set an example as the world faces “multiple risks and challenges”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing on Tuesday. ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Some opposition political parties have striven hard to turn the disaster of Cyclone Ditwah to their advantage. A calamity of such unanticipated proportions ought to have enabled all political parties ...